Morning On The Water

The birds are singing shyly,

The water's almost still,

The sun dances on the surface,

With a slight and sudden trill.

A hummingbird flies past,

With quick and sudden grace,

The other birds still singing,

No voice takes on their place.

A heron swoops on past,

Scoops up a beam of light,

The sun still slowly dancing,

A bid takes sudden flight.

Clouds are passing overhead,

The horizon is sky blue,

The world is calm and still,

'Til a boat comes rolling through.

Now the water shatters,

Birds that sang, now not a sound,

The sun is dancing faster,

But peace cannot be found.

--Jess